The Academy consists of pupils aged 16 to 18 who play in the WRU u18 College league. It is the premier competition for rugby players of this age. The Academy will synchronize all of the player’s timetables allowing access to them as a group to deliver specialised rugby sessions per week. Form tutors provide continuity of care throughout the Academy journey which meant in 2018 well over half of A-Level students gained 3 A*- C grades at A level. The ALPS Quality Indicator for Newport High School in 2018 was Grade 2 which places our A level performance in the top 10% of schools.
The training will be complimentary to the academic programme as the main focus will still be the development of the individual. Training will focus on the practical delivery of technical, tactical, physical and mental elements of rugby and aim to place the player in a high performance and competitive environment. The rugby academy will be entering National tournaments such as the Welsh College league, the Association of Colleges League, the Welsh schools league, the Llandovery 7’s, URDD 7’s and the Rosslyn Park 7’s tournaments.
The College League is the key competition to underpin the Dragon Regional U18’s competition and S4C will provide live coverage of this competition. The school is the hub for these young athletes where they begin a journey to develop their rugby talent, attain higher education qualifications and fundamentally become BETTER individuals. Combining the individual aspects of their academic studies, their rugby programme and commitments with our Dragon RFC partners will allow players of the academy to develop an innate competitive edge, time keeping skills and good habits that are essential to survive in the professional arena.
The influence Newport High and its academy programme has on the young adults of the Gwent area is fundamental in developing them as an INDIVIDUAL, them as a PLAYER and them as a TEAM!
To date Newport High rugby academy have developed: –
- 104 Dragon U18 representatives
- 35 Wales representation at U18/u20
- 3 senior Wales internationals
- 37 Transition Academy / professionals at the Dragons
- Supported University and apprenticeship destinations
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